Skarnvräkare

Old Swedish Dictionary - skarnvräkare

Meaning of Old Swedish word "skarnvräkare" (or skarnvrækare) in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

skarnvräkare (skarnvrækare)
renhållningsförman. Jfr H. Schück, Stockholm vid 1400talets slut 203, N: Ahnlund, Stockholms hist. före Gustav Vasa 306, 474. StÄmb 65 (1457) , 67 (1458), 68 (1459), 70 (1460). Jfr skarnVaktare.

Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so skarnvräkare may have also been written as skarnvrækare

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -vrakare.
  • -wrakere )

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᛆᚱᚿᚠᚱᛅᚴᛆᚱᚽ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.

Works and authors cited:

Va
Namnlös och Valentin. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1846.
StÄmb
Stockholms Stads Ämbetsbok 1419--1544. Utg. genom J. A. Almquist. 1927.
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